Mahila police have nabbed a 20-year-old youth for blackmailing an 18-year-old girl using her obscene photographs; by threatening to make her photographs public, the accused had already obtained Rs 2.5 lakh from the victim.
The accused identified as Yawar Khan of Jahangirabad was nabbed from Lal Parade ground area on Friday.
Even after collecting Rs 2.5 lakh the accused asked the victim to provide Rs 5 lakh more after which the victim reported the incident to her parents and subsequently, a complaint was lodged with the Mahila police.
The victim in her complaint stated that she became acquainted with the accused in the month in May, 2016 through whatsapp and later developed relationship with the accused.
The accused informed her that few of her intimate photographs have been obtained by one Pathak and who is misusing her photographs and is demanding money for not making the photographs public and provided Rs 1 lakh to the accused to resolve the issue but for the same issue accused collected Rs 1.5 lakh in parts. The accused later threatened and demanded Rs 5 lakh from the victim.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police registered a case under section 384 of the IPC and during the investigation traced the accused and nabbed him from Lal Parade ground area.
Meanwhile, Ashoka Garden police have nabbed a 24-year-old miscreant from Parihar square who attacked a 24-year-old youth with sharp-edged weapon on December 21 near SAM college.
The accused identified as Shariq of Ashoka Garden attacked Amir after he failed to provide money.